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Brent Reid

Brent Reid

I started Brenton Film because I love film – quelle surprise! The silent era, 1930s and 1940s especially get my literary juices flowing, so you'll see a lot about those. For more, see the About page and read this before emailing.

  • Nosferatu: Chronicles from the Vaults, Volume II

    by Brent Reid 28th May 2018

    Il Cinema Ritrovato 1995 catalogue notes Helmed by iconic director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, one of the key works of the entire silent era Both have inspired – then as now – …

  • Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 8

    by Brent Reid 22nd May 2018

    1918–1967 Shorts and Features in HD Concluding definitive overview of the silent movie icon’s lengthy career on home video This time it’s the Chaplin-copyrighted versions of his films on disc …

  • Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 7

    by Brent Reid 22nd May 2018

    Shorts and Features 1918–1967 We move on to Chaplin’s best known works: his later shorts and feature films on DVD Iconic movies are the bedrock of the Little Tramp’s enduring …

  • Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 6

    by Brent Reid 21st May 2018

    Essanay and Mutual Restored in HD Covering the definitive editions of the Little Tramp’s pivotal short films They’re the closest ever to the versions Chaplin’s original audiences saw Now with …

  • Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 5

    by Brent Reid 21st May 2018

    Essanay and Mutual 1980s–2000s Restorations For many years the Little Tramp’s mid-1910s films were inaccessible and languished in poor condition In the 1980s, film preservationist David Shepard fully restored them …

  • Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 4

    by Brent Reid 21st May 2018

    Keystone 1914 The Little Tramp makes his first foray into film and refines the art of motion picture comedy More than mere early sketches, Chaplin’s earliest films offer much broad …

  • Nosferatu: Chronicles from the Vaults

    by Brent Reid 2nd December 2016

    On the Way to Nosferatu: Presentation of a Reconstruction by Enno Patalas Helmed by iconic director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, one of the key works of the entire silent era Both have …

  • Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2016

    1920s Screenings Every known première and 1920s screening of the tenacious vampire film that refused to die Even legal action from the widow of Dracula’s author couldn’t halt the spread of its …

  • Nosferatu Unleashed in HD: Every Blu-ray Reviewed

    by Brent Reid 28th November 2016

    The first vampire film and earliest screen version of Dracula It’s one of the most popular and recognisable of all silent films Reissued countless times on Betamax, VHS, LaserDisc and …

  • Win BFI Blu-ray/DVD Sets of Anthony Asquith’s Shooting Stars!

    by Brent Reid 19th May 2016

    The British Film Institute have released their recent restoration of acclaimed British director Anthony Asquith’s brilliant début feature, Shooting Stars, in a Blu-ray/DVD combo set You can win one of two …

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